• Resources for Lab Crisis Response

    Resources for Lab Crisis Response

    EMAC, COOP guidelines, FEMA overview and more resources for response to public health events. More.

Our Work

APHL coordinates laboratory response across government agencies and with private sector partners.

 

 

Responding to a Suspicious Non-clinical Samplehttps://www.aphl.org/emergency-information/Lists/Highlighted Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=3 Responding to a Suspicious Non-clinical Sample<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Emergency-Information4.gif" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />https://www.aphl.org/AboutAPHL/publications/Documents/PHPR_2015June_AlgorithmandGuidelinesWhitepaper.pdf, /AboutAPHL/publications/Documents/PHPR_2015June_AlgorithmandGuidelinesWhitepaper.pdf
APHL Response to Ebolahttps://www.aphl.org/emergency-information/Lists/Highlighted Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=2APHL Response to Ebola<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Emergency-Information%20-3.gif" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />https://www.aphl.org/programs/infectious_disease/Pages/Ebola.aspx, /programs/infectious_disease/Pages/Ebola.aspx
APHL Responds to Zika Virushttps://www.aphl.org/emergency-information/Lists/Highlighted Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=1APHL Responds to Zika Virus<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Emergency-Information2.gif" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />https://www.aphl.org/programs/preparedness/Crisis-Management/Pages/Zika.aspx, /programs/preparedness/Crisis-Management/Pages/Zika.aspx

 

 

COOP-Tabletop-Exercise-for-PHLshttps://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/PHPR-COOP-Tabletop-Exercise-for-PHLs.pdfCOOP-Tabletop-Exercise-for-PHLsThis evaluation report describes data gathered during continuity of operations planning tabletop exercises conducted with public health laboratories during a collaboration with APHL and the RAND Corporation in 2021.
Using Public Health Labs for Climate Change Datahttps://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/EH-PHL-Climate-Change-Testing.pdfUsing Public Health Labs for Climate Change DataPublic health laboratories are an untapped resource for climate change-related data. Learn how they can be leveraged more effectively, and what areas of testing may need to increase.
Strengthening National Laboratory Coordinationhttps://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/APHL-Strengthening-National-Lab-Coordination.pdfStrengthening National Laboratory CoordinationLearn more about the challenges faced by laboratories during public health responses and our vision for a national laboratory system
Workforce Challenges: 2021 All-hazards Issue Briefhttps://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/PHPR-All-Hazards-2021-Issue-Brief.pdfWorkforce Challenges: 2021 All-hazards Issue BriefExplore the workforce challenges identified by APHL's 2021 All-hazards Laboratory Preparedness Survey